Anton

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Anton is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Latin name Antonius, and used in various languages. Notable people and characters with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Anton first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 95 babies (rank #301 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Anton

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Anton yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,508

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Anton

Anton Brucknermusic educator · b. 1824
Anton Zeilingerquantum physicist · b. 1945
Anton Webernclassical composer · b. 1883
Anton Drexlerpolitician · b. 1884
Anton Raphael Mengsart historian · b. 1728

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	76	#319
1997	60	#378
1998	66	#356
1999	66	#352
2000	66	#364
2001	83	#321
2002	92	#298
2003	95	#301
2004	71	#394
2005	69	#421
2006	77	#427
2007	78	#441
2008	83	#437
2009	72	#491
2010	82	#451
2011	68	#517
2012	70	#526
2013	69	#532
2014	54	#634
2015	49	#682
2016	62	#585